Means for securing and retaining trim and upholstery



Jan; 13, 1931. M. w. MoEs'rA y MEANS FOR SECURING AND RETAINING TRIMAND UPHOLSTERY Filed Aug. 1l. 1927 Patented .11.11.13, 1931 )UNITED STATES mvnr w. xoEsTA, or DETROIT, MICHIGAILASSIGNOR To THE'fNUn'aAr TION or AnnaIcA, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE CORPORA-- mars ron sEcUmNo AND RETAINrNG' Timm AND UrHoLsTERY 'A Application med August 11, 1927. Serial No. 212,169.

lo vide means for securing trim or upholstery to surfaces which will r all practical purposes be invisible.

With these and other objects in view, my'` inventlon cons1sts 1n the arrangement, combination and construction of various parts of my improved device as described in the specification, 'claimed in my claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings in which,-l

Fig. 1 is an` elevation of the inside of an automobile door, having my invention applied thereto.

Fi 2 is a cross section of one pillar of the oor shown in Fig. 1, showing my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 3 isl a perspective of the securing means embodied in my invention.

Fig. 4 is a modification of the securing means embodied in my invention. n

I have shown an automobile door 10, havinga front pillar 11 and a rear pillar 12 and a ottom cross member 13 and having an `o enin in the upper portion thereof in w ich 1s disposed a slidlng glass panel 14. It is desired to cover the inner surface of the door below the opening with trim or upholstery, which is usually spread upon and secured to card hoard stiiener. In Fig-3 I have shown a U-shaped strip 15 having one U side 16 shorter than the other U side 17 and having a plurality of recesses 18 in the edge of the side 16. The stri 15 is ap lied lengthwise to the pillars as siown in Figs. 1 and 2, the long side 17, spot-welded to the pillar flan e 19, when the pillars are of steel, with the s ort side 16 extending toward the edge of the door. When the pillars are of `Wood the strips may be fastened thereto by nails, screws or other suitable means. Like strips are applied to the rear pillar 12 with the freeedge 16 of the stripgl 'extending v toward the edge of the door and also to the bottom cross member 13 ofthe door, with the free edge 16l extending toward'thebottomlv l of .the door. When the strips 15 are secured l' to the door pillars and cross member ofthe door by spotfwelding, the recss`18 .onthe short side 16 of the strip 15 are provided to i' Y accommodate the Welder electrode. When the strips 15 are lsecured by nails or screws fthe recesses 18 will permit the nalls or screws' to be inserted lWithout interfering with vthe y U side'l. A trim which comprises a sheet' of upholsteryl 20 spread .over ajcardboard stiil'ener 21 isapplied to the door by return bending v the side and bottom edges ofthey .trim and sliding the return bent edges between the sides 16 and 17 of the strips 15. The trim may then be securely fastened by applying pressure to the short sides 16 of the strips 15 and bending the same inwardly to firmly clamp the return bent edges of the trim against the long sides 17 of the strips 15. Thus, avery efcient and easily applied trim securing means is provided which secures the trim tightly to the door and which grips evenly the entire. edges of the trimy and prevents drawing, and which provides an invisible fastener means and thereby enhances the appearance of the upholstery. I have shown the strip 15 as having one U side shorter than the other as the preferable form. The side 17 presents a Working surface when it is desired to crimp the edge of the trim over the narrow side 16 and acts to guide the edge into the channel of the U member as it is being crimped over. When the trim is prepared with the edges ready crimped and is slid longitudinally of the doorupon the strips, the wide side 17 also acts toy It will be obvious that various changes may v be made in thearrangement, combination and construction of the var1ous parts of my improved device without departing from the spirit of my invention and it is my intention to cover by my claims such changes as may be reasonably included within the scope thereof.

'What I claim is:` 1. In combination with a frame adapted to have an upholstered cover panel spread thereover, U shaped members having substantially parallel flangessecured to the borders of said frame by one flange of the U and-l with the mouthsof the U members facing toward the edges of said frame, and a panel` member spread upon said frame and Vcovering said U members and having its edges bent.

over the unattached flanges o aid U members and extended into the mouths of said U members and `:fastened therein by being gripped between the anges of said U members.

kbetween the flanges of said U 2. In combination with a frame adapted to have an upholstered cover panel spread thereover, shaped members having substantially y parallel ianges and having one side Wider thanthe other and secured to the borders of said frame by the Wider side and with the mouths of the U members facing toward the edges of said frame, and a panel member spread upon said frame and covering said U members and having its edges bent over the unattached flanges ofsaid U members and extended into lthe mouths of said U members yand fastened therein by being gripped members.

MARvlN W. MOEsTA. 

